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Satellite images show China has built a village and military storage bunkers in Himalayan region along disputed border with India
US-based satellite company Maxar Technologies took aerial pictures of building activity in disputed areas The images show that construction is taking place along the Doklam , which borders China, India & BhutanThin strip of land is claimed by China and Bhutan but also holds significance for India, who use it to transport goods from New Delhi to northern states
Satellite images have revealed how China has built a village and military storage bunkers in a Himalayan region along a disputed border with India.
US-based satellite operator Maxar Technologies, who photographed the series of aerial images, said they show 'significant construction activity' throughout 2020.
The operator charted the building works along the Torsa River Valley area, adding there had been 'new military storage bunkers' built near an area called Doklam.
In the images, Maxar pointed out a newly constructed village, named Pangda, on the Bhutanese side of the disputed border.
They also showed a supply depot in Chinese territory, which is close to the site of a tense flare-up between Indian and Chinese military in 2017.
Satellite images appear to show China developing area along disputed border with India and Bhutan
Satellite images provided by Maxar Technologies appears to show China developing an area along a disputed border with India and Bhutan
Bhutan's ambassador to India Major General Vetsop Namgyel defiantly declared there 'is no Chinese village in Bhutan'.
China's Ministry of Foreign Affairs and India's Ministry of External Affairs did not immediately respond to requests for comments.
The Doklam area, a thin strip of land bordering the three countries, is claimed by both China and Bhutan but also holds strategic significance for India because of its closeness to a vital artery which transports goods and people between the capital New Delhi and the country's northeastern states.
'The Siliguri Corridor is strategically important and highly sensitive territory, as it remains the only bridge between the eight north-eastern states of India and the rest of the country,' analyst Syed Fazl-e-Haider wrote in an article published by The Lowy Institute .
'By an advance of just 130 kilometers (80 miles), the Chinese military could cut off Bhutan, west Bengal and the north-eastern states of India. About 50 million people in north-east India would be separated from the country.'
Chinese state-run media have refuted claims that the village was built on the Bhutanese side of the border.
A satellite images shows the Chinese town of Pangda, which sits along an area disputed between India, Bhutan and China
The stand-off between Bhutan and China set off in 2017 after the former accused its powerhouse neighbour of building a road within its territory. This, Bhutan said, was a violation of previous treaty obligations.
China announced the area was part of its territory and refuted Bhutan's allegations.
Bhutan and India are usually strong allies and Delhi provides training for the country's armed forces and assists the country on its foreign policy.
According to CNN, the power dynamic has changed as the rivalry between Beijing and Delhi intensifies.
Earlier this year, India and China clashed along another disputed border in the mountainous region. Twenty soldiers were killed in the conflict, the highest death toll since the country battled over the same area during the 60s.
The satellite imagery published by Maxar shows China continuing to reinforce its position along the border despite both countries agreeing to deescalate.
Further projects this year are unlikely to go ahead due to the inhospitable climate of the Himalayan region at this time of year.
Manoj Joshi, a distinguished fellow at the Observer Research Foundation, told CNN that by setting up these villages in very thinly populated border areas, the Chinese are creating a false reality on the ground - where officials can say the buildings had always been there.
Bhutan, Joshi said, has decided to keep quiet and 'look the other way' as they will find it difficult to institute any changes without the support of India.
CGD NOTESChina’s Foreign Aid: A Primer for Recipient Countries, Donors, and Aid ProvidersLeah Lynch Sharon Andersen Tianyu ZhuJULY 9, 2020DOWNLOAD PDF SummarySince the 1950s, Chinese foreign aid has been influenced by and linked with China’s investment, trade, and foreign policy objectives. Partly as a result, it has also been fairly opaque. However, as Chinese aid (and loans) have increased in volume and significance, and as China’s economic status has improved, this opacity has become more challenging for recipient countries to manage. The creation of China’s International Development Cooperation Agency (CIDCA) in 2018 can be seen as a concerted move by China to allay these concerns by making a stronger commitment towards a clearer distinction among the various types of Chinese financial flows. However, it remains difficult for recipient countries to navigate the system.
RELATED CONTENTChina’s Aid from the Bottom Up: Recipient Country Reporting on Chinese Development Cooperation FlowsThis note aims to help recipient countries understand Chinese aid management and structures by providing an overview of those structures and what they mean for the future of aid from China. The note takes into account two key shifts in Chinese aid management in recent years: the formation of CIDCA, and the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). We hope this note will also be of interest to development practitioners seeking to better engage with China or to learn from China’s experience.
Overview of China’s development cooperationThe Chinese government has reiterated its commitment to making a positive global impact through foreign aid.[1] However, because of definitional challenges (which financial flows count as aid and which do not) and a lack of transparency, China’s aid system is not well understood.
A team of researchers from the Chinese Academy of Sciences in Shanghai say genetic studies of the virus suggest it did not originate in China, but may have come from India instead.
Australia may take China to the World Trade Organisation over a raft of trade disputes after Beijing slapped a 212 per cent tariff on Australian wine producers. Trade Minister Simon Birmingham flagged Canberra's willingness to pursue China at the WTO on ABC Insiders on Sunday morning. Mr Birmingham said Australia had outlined a number of grievances over China's recent trade decisions to the WTO's trading goods committee last week.
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As Australia's relationship with China worsens, Taiwan has called on Canberra to stand up for democracy and help defend the disputed island territory against threats of attack.
Taiwan Foreign Minister Joseph Wu has warned the risk of regional conflict is "higher than before" because of Beijing's increasing aggression and authoritarianism.
Mr Wu has called on democracies including Australia to support Taiwan through sharing information and intelligence.
In an exclusive interview with ABC TV's The World, Mr Wu accused China of "expansionism" that is a direct threat to Taiwan.
"China has been imposing national security law on Hong Kong. China has also been sending vessels to the disputed water in East China Sea," he said.
"China is also trying to take control of the South China Sea, and had some skirmishes with India along the Indian border.
"Taiwan seems to be sitting right on the frontline of China's outward expansionism."
Mr Wu said Taiwan was "feeling the heat" and accused Chinese military of encroaching on Taiwan's critical Air Defence Identification Zone (ADIZ).
"If you look at the Chinese military activities around Taiwan, it's been intensifying. We see that the Chinese military vessels as well as its military airplanes cross into Taiwan's ADIZ, especially in the south west corner of Taiwan's ADIZ almost on a daily basis," he said.
"There were several times that the Chinese jet fighters crossed the median line of the Taiwan Strait.
"The median line of the Taiwan Strait has been safeguarding peace and stability and the status quo for decades and this is something that we really worry about."
China, which views its development as "peaceful", has repeatedly urged foreign countries not to meddle in its internal affairs.
Responding to a question yesterday about the United States' plans to sell arms to Taiwan, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Hua Chunying said: "China will resolutely fight back against all attempts that undermine China's core interests and interfere in China's internal affairs."
"We also once again give the stern message to the Taiwan authorities that 'Taiwan independence' is a dead end. Attempts and actions to seek external interference and use [of] weaponry to deny reunification are doomed to fail."
Taiwan a 'potential scapegoat' for BeijingMr Wu said China's President Xi Jinping could make Taiwan a scapegoat to relieve increasing pressures at home.
"If an authoritarian country is facing domestic difficulties, the easiest way for them to keep the country together will be … to find a scapegoat outside," he said.
"We are very concerned that Taiwan might become a scapegoat of the Chinese military.
"If you look at the Chinese domestic difficulties these days, [it] seems to be that the Chinese leaders are having a hard time keeping the country together.
"Economic slowdown has been so apparent that earlier this year they did not even announce their statistics on economic growth.
"And if the Chinese economy is not growing, I think it's going to take away the communists' legitimacy."
When asked if he meant the risk of war was growing, Mr Wu said: "We cannot rule out that possibility."
"Of course, I cannot predict that the war is going to take place next year or the year after, things like that," he added.
"But if you look at the preparation on the Chinese side, we have to be very concerned about the real prospect of China launching a military attack against Taiwan.
"And as a decision maker I can tell you that we are looking at it with no light heart."
Mr Wu said a strong Australia was crucial to regional security.
"Australia has been a very powerful element or actor in the Indo Pacific," he said.
"I've seen throughout history that Australia has made so much sacrifice in order to protect [global] principles and values.
"Therefore, I see like-minded countries like Japan and Australia and India and the United States can also work together to prevent China from further expansionism."
Defending Taiwan 'crucial' for democracyMr Wu's comments come as Australia-China relations hit new lows.
Beijing recently imposed new tariffs on Australian products and released a list of grievances it demands Canberra fix.
Earlier this week, a senior Chinese bureaucrat posted a fake image on twitter highlighting allegations of war crimes by Australian troops in Afghanistan.
Mr Wu said other nations must support Australia to resist Chinese pressure.
"We shouldn't allow China to conduct [this] kind of warfare against Australia," he said.
"The Australian strategy is a stable and prosperous Indo-Pacific. And I think this is the strategy that is in line with many other like-minded countries."
Australia, Japan, India and the US — the so-called quadrilateral (Quad) group — are increasing military cooperation.
Xi Jinping has made a priority of returning Taiwan to mainland China control and has warned the Taiwanese government against any moves to independence.
It is a fault line that could tip two global superpowers — America and China — into conflict.
Mr Wu said defending Taiwan was crucial to defending democracy.
"It's up to the decision makers in Canberra to think about what is the best strategy for the country in dealing with such challenges," he said.
"In Taiwan, we have been facing the threats of China for decades. And for us, the best strategy to deal with the … Chinese threat is just to prepare ourselves for the possible onslaught."
The ABC has approached the Chinese embassy for comment.
Keswick Island (pictured) is located 34km north-east Mackay in central east Queensland - but the public have been banned by a Chinese company
I just don't think they want Australians on the island. I think that they want to have this island solely for the use of the Chinese tourism market,' former resident Julie Willis told A Current Affair.
While the breathtaking Whitsundays oasis is 80 per cent national park, the Chinese company controls the remaining 20 per cent and has used its power to padlock all access points to the otherwise government-owned park.
Signs welcoming guests to Keswick Island are still up, but locals are concerned about the array of other signs appearing around public areas, including the pristine beaches of Basil Bay, warning residents to 'keep out'.
Ms Willis and her partner Robert Lee were shocked when they were given three days to vacate their rental property in February, despite having lived there without a problem for six years.
The couple then went to buy a home, but the company demanded they pay an extortionate $100,000 as a security deposit to fix any damages to the house.
Ms Willis and her partner Robert Lee (pictured) were shocked when they were given three days to vacate their rental property in February
Signs welcoming guests to Keswick Island are still up, but locals are concerned about the array of other signs appearing around public areas (pictured)
Ms Willis said the solar panels needed replacing, but claimed the cost would be 'nowhere near' the amount the company asked for.
'I think they're trying to deter us from buying the property,' she said. 'They don't want us here.'
'We're just little Aussie battlers,' Mr Lee added.
Locals also claim China Bloom has killed tourism by banning homeowners from renting their properties or advertising on AirBnb.
'As far as I know, there have been no tourists since September last year,' said Rayna Asbury, who has owned a home on the island for 15 years.
Locals also claim China Bloom has killed tourism by banned homeowners from renting their properties or advertising on AirBnb. Pictured: properties on the island
Ms Asbury also said the first line of the head lease agreement between the Queensland government and China Bloom states that Keswick Island (pictured) is for tourism
'At the end of the day, we are all law abiding citizens, we all want to do the right thing, and that's all we are asking for on this island - for everybody to be doing the right thing.'
Ms Asbury also said the first line of the head lease agreement between the Queensland government and China Bloom states that Keswick Island is for tourism.
She added that the beach, which is a known turtle nesting area, has been overrun with heavy machinery.
China Bloom's Australian agent is called Greaton Holdings, which is responsible for a number of elaborate constructions projects across the country, including Sydney's Darling Harbour.
A spokesperson for the Queensland Department of Resources told the program that the issues should be resolved privately between the head lessee and residents. Keswick Island pictured
Daily Mail Australia has contacted Greaton Holdings for comment.
A spokesperson for the Queensland Department of Resources told the program that the issues should be resolved privately between the head lessee and residents.
'The Department's responsibility is to work with both the head lessee China Bloom and sublessees to ensure all relevant activities are in accordance with the terms of the lease, particularly as China Bloom works to upgrade the island's roads, boat ramps, jetties and marine infrastructure,' it said.
'The majority of the issues raised by a small number of sublessees do not fall under the terms of the lease and are a commercial matter between them and the head lessee to resolve.'
It also said no one has made a formal application for mediation or arbitration to the department.
The breathtaking Whitsundays oasis (pictured) is 80 per cent national park and China Bloom own the remaining 20 per cent
A Department of Environment and Science spokesperson said the beach was being investigated and there was no evidence to suggest turtle habitats were disrupted.
Ms Willis believes Australians should be outraged that China Bloom have restricted access to public land.
'We want to make a home here, we want to buy our piece of Australia, and China is making it very hard.'
Ms Asbury added that it 'feels like Keswick Island has become the property of the Chinese Communist Party'.
Other Queensland islands controlled by Chinese companies include St Bees, Lindeman, South Molle and Daydream Island.
Chinese artist behind doctored image of Australian soldier says he's ready to make more - ABC News
Mr Fu's artwork has echoed China's aggressive diplomacy style in recent years.(Weibo: Wuheqilin)
© AAP
The Chinese artist behind a doctored image of an Australian soldier holding a knife to the throat of an Afghan child has taunted the Australian Prime Minister, saying that he would make another artwork in response to being "scolded".
The image — created to criticise Australia over the damning Brereton war crimes inquiry — was posted on Twitter by China's Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian on Monday.
Prime Minister Scott Morrison labelled the post "repugnant", demanding it be removed and Beijing issue an apology.
Fu Yu — the political computer graphic artist behind the image, who is also known online as Qilin — responded to Mr Morrison's reactions in a video shared by Chinese media on Weibo.
"I get scolded by this Australian person called Morrison, and he demands my apology," said Mr Fu, who in the video identifies as also the owner of Beijing Wuhe Culture and Creativity Company.
"I feel sympathetic for him and fully understand Morrison's feelings right now.
"But I would advise Morrison to face reality, and put his attention and effort on his domestic affairs."
The Brereton investigation into alleged war crimes committed by Australian SAS forces found there was "credible information" to suggest they had murdered at least 39 Afghan civilians and prisoners.
Mr Fu has called himself a "wolf-warrior artist", echoing China's aggressive diplomacy style in recent years.
His posts on Monday received over 1 million views by over 700,000 followers on Weibo.
Mr Fu urged Mr Morrison to "make sure his Government's military force becomes more disciplined to avoid any similar international tragedy", and described his work as an "effort to protect mankind".
"He should put less effort on pressuring and condemning a fact-based artwork and an artist who is ordinary and from a foreign country," he said.
"If I have energy tonight, I can make another artwork as my response."
The ABC has approached Mr Fu for comment.
What we know about the image
Mr Fu created the controversial computer graphic on the evening of November 22, according to China's state-owned media Global Times.
He said he had a sense of "fury and trembling" after reading news articles about Australian soldiers' "brutal killing of 39 civilians" in Afghanistan, including an unsubstantiated account that described how "soldiers cut the throat of two 14-year-old Afghan teenagers with knives".
The rumoured death of the two boys, allegedly suspected of being Taliban sympathisers, was not substantiated in the findings of the four-year-long Brereton inquiry.
"I created this CG illustration based on my anger and shuddering. The artwork was simply created out of a sense of humanitarianism," Mr Fu wrote for Global Times.
Mr Fu said he used an Australian flag to cover some bodies of the Afghanistan civilians behind the soldier, which contrasted with the little sheep in the boy's arms.
"What I have produced looks like an absurd scene, but it is something that really happened somewhere in this world," he said.
"I hope that more people will see this painting and pay attention to this real tragedy."
No stranger to political controversy
This is not the first time Mr Fu has been involved in a political controversy.
Earlier this year, he published his artwork Crown a Jester on Weibo, satirising Chinese writer Fang Fang, who diarised 60 daily entries about life and death in her hometown Wuhan since the unprecedented coronavirus lockdown began.
The artwork, which many netizens believed was a portrayal of Fang Fang, painted a jester kneeling to accept a crown from a foreign commander.
Mr Fu was reportedly subject to mass trolling and doxing by netizens who disagreed with the opinion reflected in the artwork, while many nationalists welcomed his works.
Chinese-Australian artist Badiucao, who is known for his political cartoons, said he was familiar with Mr Fu's artwork.
Badiucao said Mr Fu was regarded as a "semi-official propaganda artist", whose works were used to attack different opinions about China and welcomed by the publicity machines of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP).
"His work is a collage of stock photos with computer processing such as the light and shadow effects in computer games," Badiucao told the ABC.
"Beijing brought fame to him after he attacked Chinese writer Fang Fang, who documented Wuhan during the early stage of COVID-19.
"Compared to other CCP propaganda, his work clearly showed Beijing's attempt to use a modern-aesthetic approach to upgrade its propaganda."
Social media used to attack government
Mr Fu, who was upfront about his identity as a "patriotic artist", made his most known works copyright-free in June, and encouraged netizens to use them on any occasion.
He wrote on Weibo that he "would do everything" to "rip out some space for more patriotic youths to openly express" their political opinions.
Tens of thousands of comments were made under the post of the official Weibo account for the Australian Embassy and Consulates, right after the official account released a bilingual transcript of Mr Morrison's speech last night.
"Your Prime Minister is shameless. Your Government should apologise and compensate for Afghanistan!" Weibo user Lansuanshuying commented, receiving nearly 10,000 likes.
Mr Morrison called the Afghanistan President to express sorrow ahead of the release of the war crimes report.
"[Australia] is at the outskirts of the western civilisation … it's not about Australian people, but the Government," said Hu Xijin, editor of the CCP's tabloid Global Times.
Badiucao said Mr Zhao's Twitter post was part of Beijing's propaganda campaign on social media.
"It is clear that Beijing wants to use social media to target and attack the Australian Government, which has a tough stance on China," he said.
"Canberra must deal with its war crimes honestly, and refuse to be silent on Beijing's abuse of human rights."
Chinese artist behind doctored image of Australian soldier says he's ready to make more - ABC News
Mr Fu's artwork has echoed China's aggressive diplomacy style in recent years.(Weibo: Wuheqilin)
© AAP
The Chinese artist behind a doctored image of an Australian soldier holding a knife to the throat of an Afghan child has taunted the Australian Prime Minister, saying that he would make another artwork in response to being "scolded".
The image — created to criticise Australia over the damning Brereton war crimes inquiry — was posted on Twitter by China's Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian on Monday.
Prime Minister Scott Morrison labelled the post "repugnant", demanding it be removed and Beijing issue an apology.
Fu Yu — the political computer graphic artist behind the image, who is also known online as Qilin — responded to Mr Morrison's reactions in a video shared by Chinese media on Weibo.
"I get scolded by this Australian person called Morrison, and he demands my apology," said Mr Fu, who in the video identifies as also the owner of Beijing Wuhe Culture and Creativity Company.
"I feel sympathetic for him and fully understand Morrison's feelings right now.
"But I would advise Morrison to face reality, and put his attention and effort on his domestic affairs."
The Brereton investigation into alleged war crimes committed by Australian SAS forces found there was "credible information" to suggest they had murdered at least 39 Afghan civilians and prisoners.
Mr Fu has called himself a "wolf-warrior artist", echoing China's aggressive diplomacy style in recent years.
His posts on Monday received over 1 million views by over 700,000 followers on Weibo.
Mr Fu urged Mr Morrison to "make sure his Government's military force becomes more disciplined to avoid any similar international tragedy", and described his work as an "effort to protect mankind".
"He should put less effort on pressuring and condemning a fact-based artwork and an artist who is ordinary and from a foreign country," he said.
"If I have energy tonight, I can make another artwork as my response."
The ABC has approached Mr Fu for comment.
What we know about the image
Mr Fu created the controversial computer graphic on the evening of November 22, according to China's state-owned media Global Times.
He said he had a sense of "fury and trembling" after reading news articles about Australian soldiers' "brutal killing of 39 civilians" in Afghanistan, including an unsubstantiated account that described how "soldiers cut the throat of two 14-year-old Afghan teenagers with knives".
The rumoured death of the two boys, allegedly suspected of being Taliban sympathisers, was not substantiated in the findings of the four-year-long Brereton inquiry.
"I created this CG illustration based on my anger and shuddering. The artwork was simply created out of a sense of humanitarianism," Mr Fu wrote for Global Times.
Mr Fu said he used an Australian flag to cover some bodies of the Afghanistan civilians behind the soldier, which contrasted with the little sheep in the boy's arms.
"What I have produced looks like an absurd scene, but it is something that really happened somewhere in this world," he said.
"I hope that more people will see this painting and pay attention to this real tragedy."
No stranger to political controversy
This is not the first time Mr Fu has been involved in a political controversy.
Earlier this year, he published his artwork Crown a Jester on Weibo, satirising Chinese writer Fang Fang, who diarised 60 daily entries about life and death in her hometown Wuhan since the unprecedented coronavirus lockdown began.
The artwork, which many netizens believed was a portrayal of Fang Fang, painted a jester kneeling to accept a crown from a foreign commander.
Mr Fu was reportedly subject to mass trolling and doxing by netizens who disagreed with the opinion reflected in the artwork, while many nationalists welcomed his works.
Chinese-Australian artist Badiucao, who is known for his political cartoons, said he was familiar with Mr Fu's artwork.
Badiucao said Mr Fu was regarded as a "semi-official propaganda artist", whose works were used to attack different opinions about China and welcomed by the publicity machines of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP).
"His work is a collage of stock photos with computer processing such as the light and shadow effects in computer games," Badiucao told the ABC.
"Beijing brought fame to him after he attacked Chinese writer Fang Fang, who documented Wuhan during the early stage of COVID-19.
"Compared to other CCP propaganda, his work clearly showed Beijing's attempt to use a modern-aesthetic approach to upgrade its propaganda."
Social media used to attack government
Mr Fu, who was upfront about his identity as a "patriotic artist", made his most known works copyright-free in June, and encouraged netizens to use them on any occasion.
He wrote on Weibo that he "would do everything" to "rip out some space for more patriotic youths to openly express" their political opinions.
Tens of thousands of comments were made under the post of the official Weibo account for the Australian Embassy and Consulates, right after the official account released a bilingual transcript of Mr Morrison's speech last night.
"Your Prime Minister is shameless. Your Government should apologise and compensate for Afghanistan!" Weibo user Lansuanshuying commented, receiving nearly 10,000 likes.
Mr Morrison called the Afghanistan President to express sorrow ahead of the release of the war crimes report.
"[Australia] is at the outskirts of the western civilisation … it's not about Australian people, but the Government," said Hu Xijin, editor of the CCP's tabloid Global Times.
Badiucao said Mr Zhao's Twitter post was part of Beijing's propaganda campaign on social media.
"It is clear that Beijing wants to use social media to target and attack the Australian Government, which has a tough stance on China," he said.
"Canberra must deal with its war crimes honestly, and refuse to be silent on Beijing's abuse of human rights."
China's Communist Party newspaper has published a disturbing cartoon of a bloodied kangaroo and a new doctored image mocking Prime Minister Scott Morrison as relations between the two nations hit an all-time low. The Global Times, a mouthpiece for the communist government, shared the images after a diplomatic row was sparked by the artist's first fake image of an Australian soldier holding a knife to the throat of an Afghan child, posted by China's foreign ministry.
Beijing demands an apology from the ABC after broadcaster aired 'racist' children's TV program that showed Chinese empress eating rats and insects
China has lashed out at the ABC after they aired an episode of Horrible Histories a state-run media outlet deemed 'racist' and offensive.